
Morocco and Israel Sign Defense Pact as IDF Officials Visit Rabat
Morocco and Israel have just signed a defense cooperation agreement to strengthen their military cooperation.

Morocco and Israel have just signed a defense cooperation agreement to strengthen their military cooperation.

The security partnership between Morocco and the United States of America is further strengthening. On the sidelines of the latest planning meeting for the African Lion 2022 exercise, the Biden Administration transferred on Thursday two 11-meter "Metal Shark" interceptor boats to the Royal Moroccan Navy.

The General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) of the Southern Zone is hosting the final planning meeting for Exercise African Lion 2022, with the participation of representatives from several countries, in addition to Morocco and the United States .

An expert on Islam and the Arab world believes that the opening of an armed conflict between Morocco and Spain is unlikely.

The Spanish Navy ship Mar Caribe has started on Monday its first logistical support mission (materials and supplies of all kinds) of the year to the defense forces stationed on the Vélez de la Gomera and Al Hoceima rocks, and on the Chafarinas Islands, claimed by Morocco.

Officially started in Dakar, Senegal on March 11, the multinational maritime exercise Obangame Express 2022 sees the participation of naval units from the United States, Morocco, Spain and Gambia.

The United States has further strengthened military cooperation with Morocco. A waiver has been granted to defense funds so that Washington can continue to support the kingdom’s participation in joint military exercises.

The Spanish government has announced its intention to continue selling arms to Morocco, its "strategic partner", despite the latter’s manifest threats to its territorial integrity.

The Spanish government has assured that "it will act firmly" if the territorial integrity of Spain is violated by Morocco, which has announced the deployment of anti-aircraft systems in Tangier and Nador, near Ceuta and Melilla.

In crisis with Algeria, Morocco has equipped itself with an Eastern military zone that will be led by Major General Mohamed Miqdad. A first.

Combat tanks from the Spanish army traveled the streets of the city of Melilla last Tuesday. The maneuver did not go unnoticed on the Moroccan side.

The Spanish Ministry of the Interior launched an emergency order in January for four military-use drones to strengthen security at the borders in Ceuta and Melilla to prevent any "violent" attempt by migrants to invade.